Top Australian academics have warned parents not to lie to their children about Santa because they believe it's deceitful and could cause them harm at a highly developmental stage of their life. Dr Ameneh Shahaeian, a developmental psychologist, told there could be real harm in lying to your children to prop up a popular myth.'Adults should not lie to children about Santa. When a child asks the question as to whether Santa is real or not, they're already at a developmental stage to distinguish between reality and fictional characters,' she said.
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